#228 Kennedy Blades - Age is Just a Number

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Wrestling Changed My Life

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🗓️ 12 April 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Kennedy Blades is the future of women’s wrestling. She’s a junior in high school and recently took second at the 2021 Olympic Trials. Prior to the Trials, Kennedy has been on a warpath, racking-up three Fargo National Titles, a 2019 Cadet World Team membership and numerous international tournament wins. Kennedy, along with her sister Korina, wrestle for Wyoming Seminary and are trained by Izzy Style. Enjoy! * PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT Register for the Spartan Combat Nationals, taking place May 20-23 in Jacksonville Florida, now! REGISTER * FANS If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! * TEXT THE SHOW –Keyword: Wrestle –Number: 224-54 * FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com *** ABOUT Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.

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0:00.0	I was just always that little girl that just kept watching it on TV and just wishing that she was there because she knew that she could be
0:07.3	Um those girls, and I was finally there, so
0:13.2	We can adore anything and adapt and pivot and change
0:18.8	Refling gave us that ability. I would say nothing in life has impacted me or the things raps and has taught me in terms of
0:26.5	self-reflection resilience
0:28.6	Toughness some guys have it some guys don't
0:31.4	Adversity 100% how to pick myself up and be a man after I failed
0:36.8	And everything that is shaped my life
0:40.0	And where I'm at today would not be there without the values and basically the lessons I've learned to the sport of wrestling
0:47.1	For me wrestling saying a life because it allowed me to focus and channel my energy
0:53.1	We're fortunate if you wrestled because if you wrestled
0:57.6	natural talent helps
1:00.4	But it's it's
1:02.0	5% of the ingredient it pales in comparison to heart and technique and effort
1:08.8	It humbled me taught me humility nothing can hit humble you more than wrestling
1:14.3	I think it's the learning to adapt right you learn you learn how to adapt you learn how to solve problems
1:20.9	Now if I look back my time that's good wrestling if you gave me one thing more than anything else it's mental toughness
1:26.9	Welcome back to the wrestling change my life podcast presented by Spartan combat
1:31.2	This is Ryan Warner your host
1:33.4	Coming to you from a beautiful
1:35.4	Monday morning here in Chicago, IL our guest today is the great Kennedy blades
1:41.2	She's 17 years old a junior in high school and she took second at the Olympic trials just two weeks ago
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